| AUTOTETRAPLOIDY | • autotetraploidy n. The property of being autotetraploid. • AUTOTETRAPLOIDY n. the state of being autotetraploid. |
| CONTEMPTUOUSLY | • contemptuously adv. In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly. • CONTEMPTUOUS adv. manifesting contempt. |
| CONTENTIOUSLY | • contentiously adv. In a contentious manner. • CONTENTIOUS adv. likely to cause contention. |
| ENANTIOSTYLOUS | • enantiostylous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting, or relating to, enantiostyly. • ENANTIOSTYLOUS adj. showing enantiostyly, a dimorphous condition in which the style projects at one side or the other in different flowers. |
| EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
| HECTOCOTYLUS | • hectocotylus n. (Zoology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by… • HECTOCOTYLUS n. a tentacle in certain male cephalopod molluscs, such as the octopus, that is specialized for transferring spermatozoa to the female. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HETEROSTYLOUS | • heterostylous adj. Exhibiting heterostyly. • HETEROSTYLOUS adj. having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLED. |
| ICHTHYODORULITE | • ichthyodorulite n. (Zoology) One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates. • ichthyodorulite n. (Geology) A fossil fish-spine found in stratified rock. • ICHTHYODORULITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORYLITE. |
| INTERLOCUTORILY | • INTERLOCUTORY adv. made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive. |
| INTERLOCUTORY | • interlocutory adj. Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation. • interlocutory adj. Interjected into something spoken. • interlocutory adj. (Law) Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision. |
| LEPTODACTYLOUS | • leptodactylous adj. Having fine, slender toes or fingers. • LEPTODACTYLOUS adj. having fine, slender digits. |
| LEUCOCYTOTIC | • LEUCOCYTOTIC adj. related to leucocytosis. |
| LEUKOCYTOTIC | • LEUKOCYTOTIC adj. relating to leukocytosis, an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| OSTENTATIOUSLY | • ostentatiously adv. In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly. • OSTENTATIOUS adv. marked by conspicuous display. |
| PORTENTOUSLY | • portentously adv. In an ominous manner. • portentously adv. In a pompous manner. • PORTENTOUS adv. of, relating to, or constituting a portent. |
| STERTOROUSLY | • stertorously adv. With heavy breathing, as if snoring; in a stertorous manner. • STERTOROUS adv. with a snoring sound. |
| THELYTOKOUS | • thelytokous adj. That produces female offspring (only). • THELYTOKOUS adj. producing only female offspring. |